Table 3.

Health care use and mortality rates in patients with possible and proven RSV-LRTI

Health care use and mortality rates	Possible RSV LRTI (n=131)	Proven RSV LRTI (n=23)	Total (n=154)	p-value
Hospitalization, n (%)	83 (63)	11 (52)	94 (61)	0.24
ICU admission, n (%)	31 (24)	11 (48)	42 (27)	0.03
Mechanical ventilation, n (%)	22 (17)	8 (36)	30 (19)	0.08
30 day mortality (from LRTI diagnosis to death), n (%)	18 (14)	8 (36)	26 (17)	0.03
60 day mortality (from LRTI diagnosis to death), n (%)	27 (21)	12 (52)	39 (25)	0.003

Abbreviation. RSV: respiratory syncytial virus; LRTI: lower respiratory tract infection; ICU: intensive care unit